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Three-dimensional hall sensor for detecting a spatial magnetic field

US9494661B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Micronas GmbH · DE

Inventors

Oliver Paul · Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Patrick Ruther · Karlsruhe, DE
Aftab Taimur · Freiburg im Breisgau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 21, 2014
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/07
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A three-dimensional Hall sensor can be used for detecting a spatial magnetic field. A method for measuring a spatial magnetic field can be performed using this Hall sensor. The Hall sensor comprises an electrically conducting base body and at least three electrode pairs, wherein each electrode pair has a first terminal and a second terminal, which are arranged such on the base body, that a current can flow from the first terminal to the second terminal through the base body. At least three first terminals are arranged on a first surface of the base body and at least three second terminals are arranged on the second surface, different from the first surface of the base body, wherein the first and the second surfaces oppose each other.

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